26 minutes ago, GarnachoCheese said:

Tosin wages will be tough to shift. Disasi should be a really easy sale this summer after his West Ham stint though.

I dont think will be too impossible, he might be happy to ride out the contract perhaps, but he won't be on that high a wage and anything we sell him for will be book profit.

6 minutes ago, markpitts said:

Wages! We are overpaying our dross. Only top clubs can afford to pay those wages, unless we subsidise it. Don’t think our owners are interested, or in a position to that book wise.

They aren't on silly money bar Fofana? Disasi according to one site is on 40k, Badiashille on 90k, 80-100k is what Everton pay Dewsbury Hall, Tarkowski, Branthwaite for example. Tosin has 2 years left on his deal at 120k per week but im fairly sure we'd pay him a leaving bonus to supplement that considering he has zero book value.

2 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

I dont think will be too impossible, he might be happy to ride out the contract perhaps, but he won't be on that high a wage and anything we sell him for will be book profit.

They aren't on silly money bar Fofana? Disasi according to one site is on 40k, Badiashille on 90k, 80-100k is what Everton pay Dewsbury Hall, Tarkowski, Branthwaite for example. Tosin has 2 years left on his deal at 120k per week but im fairly sure we'd pay him a leaving bonus to supplement that considering he has zero book value.

Can't see many clubs wanting to get close to 120k for Tosin. Everton perhaps the only one.

Tosin I can see having a club buy off his remaining wages and he leaves as free, but nothing concrete that we want to get rid of him. Quite the opposite.

15 minutes ago, GarnachoCheese said:

Can't see many clubs wanting to get close to 120k for Tosin. Everton perhaps the only one.

I can see lots of clubs spending £15m on him on £80k a week and we bung him £5m to leave.

14 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

I can see lots of clubs spending £15m on him on £80k a week and we bung him £5m to leave.

which ones?

25 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

I can see lots of clubs spending £15m on him on £80k a week and we bung him £5m to leave.

£80k/w will make him a high earner at a Palace, Bournemouth, Fulham type team. The only players earning over that amount at mid table teams are players targeted by top clubs, that they are forced to improve their contracts to keep. Your Drewsbury Hall’s fall into the “didn’t make it at a top club” but key player at a mid table player.

10 hours ago, markpitts said:

A 30yr old LB coming into the most intense league in Europe, what could go wrong? Grimaldo has “bust” written all over him. He is Serie A bound.

For some reason I thought Grimaldo was a lot younger than 30

Apparently that Barco guy we just signed can play left back so maybe that's what Xabi's looking for.

He scored a good goal for Argentina the other day too

I've said this before, but there's a lot of talk about how players like Cucurella and Enzo are 'locker room leaders' and yet we an ill disciplined crop who happily down tools when things go wrong. From what we see on the pitch it doesn't exactly show their leadership skills in a good light.

15 hours ago, Snedger said:

In my list of Chelsea left backs he’s somewhere between Aisier del Horno and Tommy Boyd.

That sounds like a Mark Bosnich and Dwight Yorke night out.

16 minutes ago, loz said:

That sounds like a Mark Bosnich and Dwight Yorke night out.

Don't knock it until you've tried it. 😉

I am surprised we didn't ask for more money for Cucu. I also heard that Marc's kid has autism, and I'd imagine that Cucurella would want his boy to get the help he needs in a more native tongue to his family than English. So I think that is fair enough that the club let him go.

We have had some interesting LB's over the years

Joey Jones
Doug Rougvie
Ryan Bertrand
Ashley Cole
Wayne Bridge
Marcos Alonso
Graham Le Saux
Filipe Luis
Scott Minto
Babayaro
Eddie McCreadie

Take the transfer money. I doo like him. When he loses the ball he’s terrier like trying to regain it. Also appreciate he’s a bit different- hair large part of it. Full backs not generally the tallest of players, however he’s particularly diminutive, which doesn’t do us any favours at set pieces. He’s not put on a growth spurt and get taller a twenty something…

56 minutes ago, GarnachoCheese said:

which ones?

Well right now I don't think we're even going to sell him because he's so "key"

But I could see most mid table and newly promoted teams considering that.

That's not a lot of money to buy someone who is experienced, played at Chelsea, well liked internally etc.

It is irrelevant though as I'm pretty sure he's going to stay

Slightly disappointing given the briefings of more experience required but not the end of the world. I suspect we need the money.

The Pr pieces have stated already on Hato and Barco so I don’t expect another signing.

4 minutes ago, TheCeleryKing said:

I am surprised we didn't ask for more money for Cucu. I also heard that Marc's kid has autism, and I'd imagine that Cucurella would want his boy to get the help he needs in a more native tongue to his family than English. So I think that is fair enough that the club let him go.

We have had some interesting LB's over the years

Joey Jones
Doug Rougvie
Ryan Bertrand
Ashley Cole
Wayne Bridge
Marcos Alonso
Graham Le Saux
Filipe Luis
Scott Minto
Babayaro
Eddie McCreadie

Plus Tony Dorigo

Can't say Ive ever been impressed with him as a defender. All huff and puff and too many mistakes, and wasn't good enough as an attacking outlet. Certainly not the worst fullback to play for us but think there are better available and cant say im fussed he might be moving on.

17 minutes ago, Dubair said:

The Pr pieces have stated already on Hato and Barco so I don’t expect another signing.

Those are simply in place so when they inevitably fail to get Hall or Grimaldo, etc they can say they are happy with who they currently have.

1 hour ago, Drogba1 said:

Apparently that Barco guy we just signed can play left back so maybe that's what Xabi's looking for.

He scored a good goal for Argentina the other day too

Barco is 2' 7".

16 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Boils down to what I said when Alonso was appointed. It’s only half the battle.

His appointment lost a tremendous amount of optimism when it was revealed McFarlane, Roberts and Cueva have slimed their way into the back room staff.

I honestly hope Milan are a success in the next couple years as they will be the perfect example of what happens when you clean the rot.

Well you can write that off now as they've apparently appointed Ruben Amorim as their manager. Fun times at San Siro.

1 hour ago, Brigadeiro Mk II said:

Well you can write that off now as they've apparently appointed Ruben Amorim as their manager. Fun times at San Siro.

Amorim when Glasner was available smh

18 hours ago, Snedger said:

That’s an interesting point. Gusto is another who regularly plays/starts for his very good national side, yet is generally regarded as a terrible footballer at Stamford Bridge. But those two along with World Cup winner Enzo, and others, have more than played their parts in finishing tenth. Or does the blame lay 100% with Rosenior’s brief tenure?

True, good point about Gusto.

I don't blame Rosenior, , I blame the " project" for being responsible for everything that has brought nothing but chaos, instability and pure sh*te to our club !

13 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

True, good point about Gusto.

I don't blame Rosenior, , I blame the " project" for being responsible for everything that has brought nothing but chaos, instability and pure sh*te to our club !

Gusto was fine as a RB until Maresca ruined him with the inverting bullsh*t.

Where is this notion that Gusto is very good for the national side?

Even if I were to grant that, so is Enzo?

Rumour going around that they only bought him so they could have a RM in the Spanish squad for the WC ....😄